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There are definitely a few stereotypes supported and destroyed in the play Much Ado About Nothing. The stereotype of class is definitely brought into play. The issue of class is brought into this play through Hero and Claudio. Hero is the daughter of a very well established man, who is well off and wealthy, owning a lot of land. Claudio is a heroic figure. He helped a lot in the battle of Don Pedro vs. Don John, coming out on top and being looked upon as totally awesome. I find it interesting that the daughter of one of the most well off men in the county and the war hero end up together, being "in love" and finally getting married. I think this is a little bit of a stereotype that people of the same class should be with other people from similar classes. I don't believe in any way that Shakespeare is trying to tell the world to only marry people that make as much money as you do, but this message is definitely slipped in just by the slightest bit. This is an unfortunate stereotype to support because I feel like everyone should be free to be with anyone they want to. It's not as if there was a poor woman that Claudio loved as well but instead he picked Hero because she's betting off, but the message is none the less somewhat existent.
On the other hand we have the stereotype of race in this movie, but instead of being supported it's being torn down. In the film at least, the character of Don Pedro was African American. I think this decision was made because they felt that Denzel Washington was the best person for the part, and that his race didn't matter. By having the Prince be black instead of white like the majority of the cast it is being portrayed that race is not an issue, and shouldn't be, in any aspect of life. This stereotype is a wonderful one to smash, and I'm glad it was decided to do so.

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There is definitely a lot of lying going on in the play Much Ado About Nothing. For example when all of the characters are at the party and Claudio tells Don John that he is Benedick (2.1.133). Don John told him that his brother, the Prince, was in love with Hero and that Hero shouldn't marry the Prince because she is not worthy of him (2.1.134-136). By lying to Don John Claudio heard something that he wish he did not hear. He didn't really have any reason to tell Don John that he was Benedick, so it's not morally or ethically justified, but then again by claiming to be Benedick he didn't do any harm except to himself. On the other hand when Don John lied about his brother being in love with Hero he was hurting others. He knew this to be false and that this lie had the potential to make many people upset and confused, especially Claudio. This lie was definitely unmoral considering he only said it to create chaos for everyone around him.
However there is also some lying that occurs to benefit others. For instance when Leonato, Don Pedro and Claudio lie about Beatrice being in love with Benedick while Benedick is in ear shot. (2.3.81-83). They have good intentions and are trying to arrange a situation to set up Benedick and Beatrice without either of them knowing it. By learning that Beatrice is in love with him Benedick suddenly becomes aware of how beautiful she is and her amazing wit, deciding that he loves her back. This reaction was exactly what they wanted and expected, creating a more peaceful environment for all. While this lie does have some morals and ethics behind it I still don't think they should have put it into action. While it was all fun and games and turned out the way that they had hoped messing with people and making them believe that someone is in love with them is not a very nice thing to do.